peculiar

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Out of the ordinary

   Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

   • The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
   • It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
   • I saw nothing peculiar in his conduct, and thought that his arrangement of the ballot box was perfect.
2. 2

   Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance

   Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.

   • Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.
   • And it was peculiar in their Temper, that they were fonder of what they could get by Rapine or Stealth at a greater diſtance, than much better Food provided for them at home.
   • This philosopher found his ideas especially in all that is practical,^([29]) that is, which rests upon freedom, which in its turn ranks under cognitions that are the peculiar product of reason.
3. 3

   One's own

   One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.

   • Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
   • hymns […] that Christianity hath peculiar unto itself
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   1. 4

      Particular

      Particular; individual; special; appropriate.

      • while each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat
      • My fate is Juno's most peculiar care.
   2. 5

      That which is peculiar

      That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.

      • before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons If anything can legalize revenge, it should be injury from an extremely obliged person; but revenge is so absolutely the peculiar of heaven.
   3. 6

      an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the…

      an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.

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• neighborPeculiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)